Section Engineer - BB

Randstad NV; Peterhead; On-site; GBP 66,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad NV seeks an experienced Section Engineer to lead setting-out, safety, and quality control near Peterhead. You will oversee complex setting out, ACPs and RAMS, manage permits, and drive weekly programmes while reporting on productivity and costs.

The role requires hands-on oversight of site operations, ensuring health and safety compliance and alignment with contract documents and tolerances on civil infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• Experience carrying out complex setting out on civil infrastructure/construction projects.
• Strong understanding of ACPs, specifications, contract documents and tolerances.
• Practical knowledge of RAMS creation and site health and safety controls.
• Experience working with 13-week stage programmes and weekly targets.

Responsibilities

• Engineering & setting out: carry out complex setting out, establish primary control, mentor junior staff.
• Quality Assurance: produce ACPs, maintain quality records, monitor tolerances, manage NCRs and TQs.
• Health, Safety & Environment: prepare RAMS, RAMS; manage Permits to Work; conduct inductions.
• Productivity & Planning: develop weekly programmes aligned with stage programmes, monitor KPIs.
• Commercial Support: collate weekly measures, reconcile plant and labour, monitor waste and identify extra work.

Skills

Setting out

Quality Assurance

HSE management

Productivity planning

Commercial reporting

Job description

Job Title: Section Engineer

Site Office Location: Located near AB42 3ED (approx. 6 miles / 12-minute drive west of Peterhead Town Centre). Convenient access from the A90 and Longside Road.

Shift hours: 7 am to 7 pm, Monday to Friday. The first 42 hours are paid at the normal rate; everything after that is paid at 1.25. Candidates are also required to work one Saturday a month from 7am to 13:00 pm

Pay rate: £360 - £390 day rate inside IR35

Role Type: Full-Time

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Section Engineer to join our project delivery team near Peterhead. In this role, you will lead engineering controls, quality management, health and safety standards, productivity tracking, and commercial reporting across site operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineering & Setting Out: Carry out complex setting out, establish primary setting out control, and mentor junior engineering staff on setting out techniques.
• Quality Assurance: Produce Activity Control Plans (ACPs), maintain comprehensive quality records, monitor construction tolerances, and raise/manage Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) and Technical Queries (TQs).
• Health, Safety & Environment: Prepare Method Statements, Risk Assessments (RAMS), and Temporary Works Briefs; manage Permits to Work; and conduct short-term visitor inductions.
• Productivity & Planning: Develop weekly programmes aligned with stage programmes, monitor progress against KPIs, and communicate targets directly to the workforce.
• Commercial Support: Collate weekly measures, perform plant and labour reconciliations, monitor waste against budgets, and identify items of additional work for notifications.

Key Requirements & Experience

• Proven experience carrying out complex setting out and setting out control on civil infrastructure/construction projects.
• Strong understanding of Activity Control Plans (ACPs), specifications, contract documents, and construction tolerances.
• Practical working knowledge of Permit Systems, RAMS creation, and site health and safety hazard controls.
• Experience working with 13-week stage programmes and weekly target setting.
• Good understanding of key contract documentation, subcontractor terms, and supplier outputs.

Location & Accessibility

• Site Office Location: Located near AB42 3ED (approx. 6 miles / 12-minute drive west of Peterhead Town Centre).
• Convenient access from the A90 and Longside Road.

Please note that candidates must have a valid driver's license to access the site.